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ERIC Number: EJ717057
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-May-1
Pages: 5
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
A Unified Approach to Electron Counting in Main-Group Clusters
McGrady, John E.
Journal of Chemical Education, v81 n5 p733 May 2004
A presentation of an extensive review of traditional approaches to teaching electron counting is given. The electron-precise clusters are usually taken as a reference point for rationalizing the structures of their electron-rich counterparts, which are characterized by valence electron counts greater than 5n.
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Chemistry, Science Education, Teaching Methods
Journal of Chemical Education, Subscription Department, P.O. Box 1267, Bellmawr, NJ 08099-1267. Web site: http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/AboutJCE/contact.html.
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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